Talk about a trend-setter! Check out this solo by Max Roach and tell us what classic rock drummers were likely influenced by his playing. Anyone in our audience see Max perform live, by any chance? See more fun, inspiring drumming videos from over 100 countries around the world at www.facebook.com/DrumTalkTV/videos #TBT | Drum Talk TV

Max Roach drum solo - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 1968 Vintage color mixing by Jazz Improvisers | Jazz Improvisers

141K views · 4K reactions | Throwback! Check out this colorized footage of a Max Roach performance from Belgium January 10, 1964! Was Max an influence on your playing, or on any of your drumming heroes? | Drum Talk TV | Facebook

Remembering Max Roach, born on this day in 1924 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. | Dust-to-Digital

Timeless Jazz Innovators: Max Roach Welcome back to “Timeless Jazz Innovators.” Today, we’re celebrating the groundbreaking drummer Max Roach, born in North Carolina in 1924 and raised in Brooklyn. A true pioneer of modern jazz drumming, Roach not only helped shape the bebop era but also made his mark in multiple musical and social spheres. As a young man, Roach worked with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and Miles Davis in small, intense groups. In the ‘50s, Roach formed a legendar